>> two children mowed down abc seven news at 11. >> bundle up again after we shivered through the coldest day in our area in 18 years. temperatures are falling in the single digits. >> school systems are saying

they are going to start two hours late tomorrow. fairfax county schools, stafford, spotsylvania, and shenandoah counties. the full list will run at the top of the screen. as for we can it -- explain >> 13 now in arlington outside of the weather center. let's get the numbers here. we welcome up to the records on the book. , lit up cold high today in blue. both had records. washington dulles had a record low of eight -- of one degree. 16 was the record high at thurgood marshall. the metroero around area. nine in gaithersburg. 15 in quantico. the windchill is out there.

the winds so much lighter they're not quite as impressive. locally it feels like two percent -- two. it will be cold when you wake up in the morning. after that it is all good news. that is a couple of minutes. >> thank you. breaking news of southeast. crews are scrambling to repair a water main break at the intersection of 13th and savanna streets. a 20 inch water main broke. people who live in the area may have a disruption as repairs continue. it is inspected to be fixed by 2:00 a.m. >> that is one of many in our area. line finished. related issues that

you encounter today, jay korff. list of problems throughout the area because of the bitter cold weather. they just wrapped up repairing this water main break. withing cold temperatures -- worked late into the night. >> i am not sure how it happened. this morning, no water. >> forget -- and the water just started flowing. >> this break was one of many in the region. there was a flood at baggage claim. passengers had to wait while crews cleaned out. >> i do not know where my bag is. they are making announcements. i am waiting.

>> bone chilling conditions impacted montgomery county schools. had weather-related problems. students kept on coats and hats because the school had no heat during a power outage. >> we are monitoring closely. we're working closely with the central office. >> the cold may have claimed a life. a homeless man was filled -- was found dead. the victim may have died from exposure. people who work in the area says he has been living there for several months. getting back to the issue here, local schools, most of the weather-related issues that occurred today are expected to be fixed by tomorrow. reporting live, jay korff, abc 7 news.

a in prince george's county warning for drivers during the cold snap. ,fter four cars were stolen this is the second time in a week criminals targeted cars (and unattended. unattended. >> prince george's county said that if you have a car like this, and only is it a bad idea to leave it running and abandon it, but illegal. you could be looking at a $70 fine. the bottom line is, you do not want your car stolen when it is not necessary. >> i hope to find in one piece. >> her husband started the car, then walked back inside to say goodbye. that is all the time it took for someone to steal the car. >> it was so fast.

i think it is somebody that was monitoring. it was less than two minutes. >> another of the victims lives in a town hall. the others live with large family homes. >> it happened so fast. they had to have been standing at the door. she realized she left her phone on the counter thomas a she left her car running in the garage. >> before i made to the counter, i heard a noise in the garage. my truck was on the driveway. >> it is a crime of opportunity. freezing say with a cold morning expected, fees will be on the lookout again. >> i'm 100% positive. i'm urging citizens to not leave their cars running or unattended. >> it is illegal.

i checked the police. even though a lot of people can start their car remotely, by the letter of the law, that is illegal as well. don't leave your car running and unattended. live tonight prince george's abc 7 news. >> the brutal blast is widespread. but hundred 80 million people are affected. more than 300 members of the international guard have mobilized to help deal with snow and freezing temperatures. a state of emergency was declared. >> 500 amtrak passengers stuck in a snow drift made their way home after a brutal night. the train got stuck on the tracks in northern illinois. they did have power and heat. passengers were alerted for one train and then put on buses to

chicago. >> i am exhausted. i have mad -- i have not had much sleep. >> amtrak is running on a modified schedule on the northeast corridor. crews are repairing tracks. >> good news for air travel starting to return to normal now. the travelers are clear just yet to accommodate the rescheduling. it could be days before everyone is back on track. your weather forecast is covered all day for you. you can get updates anytime on wjla.com and our smartphone app. >> a bizarre hit-and-run crash. the search for the driver tonight. two children were hit. picked up stopped, the children, and then drove them home. that is when he took off.

the children's mother spoke with us. she wants answers. >> scared little girls have bumps and bruises after what happened. pain goes to my side. i had some bruises. >> she is out of the hospital after being struck by hit-and- run driver. it happened after 9:00 tuesday morning. they were in the crosswalk headed to their elementary school when the driver turn left on alabama and hit them. >> we are crying. he took us some. >> i heard them screaming and crying. >> their mother call for an ambulance. howis try to figure out this could have happened in broad daylight. >> i don't understand how my

kids get hit. and no one said anything. >> she is terrified of a stranger putting her children in the van. >> no telling what kind of mind frame he had after he hit them. happened, you don't just hit two little girls and send them on their way. you don't do that. think about if it was your child. >> the do not have much to go on but they're looking for a gold colored van or minivan. live, i'm roz plater, abc 7 news. >> we have developing news coming out of the u.k. a u.s. helicopter there crashed, killing all four people on board. shot the videot

seen here from the scene. there is ammunition on board the chopper. they blocked off the area. the u.s. defense official says killed are members of the air force. >> republicans will try to make changes to the bill extending benefits to long-term unemployed. the white house insists the extension doesn't need spending cuts. a half-dozen republicans joined democrats in advancing the measure today. harry reid will need to clear a second 60 vote hurdle to bring the bill up for a final vote. >> the super bowl party might be missing something this year. >> a scary discovery made inside of a glen burnie home. while police found during a raid. >> michelle obama is about to celebrate a milestone birthday. >> michelle obama is about to i can only send one of youhday. to cover the game in new york.

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>> this coming up from prince george's county. a pedestrian was hit at annapolis boulevard and veterans parkway. the victim has life-threatening injuries. and we will here update you with information once we get it. >> a disturbing find in glen burnie. e-house was rigged with explosives that could destroy several homes in the neighborhood. weapons, 100 found pounds of chemicals, and to complete bombs. >> these materials were capable of maiming or killing human beings. >> i think it is crazy. man -- next door to a

>> the man who lived in the home faces charges. >> the winter olympics are a couple of weeks away. the ski team will be without lindsay vaughn. she needs additional knee surgery. she stranger m.c.l. last month. she won gold and bronze medals in vancouver for years ago. note, thefferent super bowl parties may be a little less cheesy. for the next few weeks, kraft foods says you may have trouble finding they'll beta. -- they'll beta -- -- velveeta. >> michelle obama is enjoying an early birthday present. spend extrady will days in hawaii. -- you will stay there

with friends, including oprah winfrey. can spend a week away from home, it is a good president. -- present. >> the white house as the first family will pay for personal d.c.ses but will return to on a government plane. >> hawaii is the only place you can go right now that is not freezing. >> every stay in the nation had at least one location with a temperature below freezing. dozens had every location below freezing. cold, cold day. it was cold out there tonight.

the cold air is on its way out. you see recovery on the temperatures. a great time lapse. that is fairly solid. 21 and 32 on the board here for the high and low. well below the mark average wise. the previous record, eight. that was easily smashed. .he broken new record very cold air. as we talk temperatures, we are at 90 degrees in gaithersburg. 10 in manassas. 13 at quantico. looking at the temperature map here, a 24-hour temperature change, three degrees warmer than it was last night. we're inching the same direction. if he go to the west, it is a different pattern to look at.

that is impressive. 30 degrees warmer than it was last time. six degrees warmer in chicago. that is an indication of the airside as the polar retreats. all because of high pressure. you see where the cold air is right now. we will be on the backside of the western periphery of the high-pressure region. that will bring in warmer temperatures slowly but surely over the next few days. eventually moisture may be able to form by friday morning. cold air will be around here tomorrow. it will be chilly thursday, the back to average temperatures. the warmer air will come around the backside. moisture will come through late thursday night. ordinarily, no concern. the ground is so cold, since

everything started falling, we will keep a close eye on that. we are in just the chance category right now. we will start out with temperatures in the single numbers and climb through the teens. upper 20s tomorrow afternoon. will be much lighter. check this out. we will see an increase in temperatures. then, heading through saturday and monday, other precipitation where we will keep up with that warm air. it is going to come with the rain on saturday. that is a nice trade to make. coming monday. generally a nice pull out of this brief but intense cold snap. >> thank you. >> [inaudible] >> someone is in town for the

cold weather. a leading redskins coaching candidate will enter the facility tomorrow. he already got reacquainted with bruce allen tonight.

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scored in the second half. 79 to 57. the redskins coaching search is trudging along. it seems to be intensifying. jay gruden is one of the leading candidates being shopped. -- he meets them tonight. his interview is tomorrow. he has ties to alan and the remaining staff. he has led the bengals to three straight playoffs. mike zimmer is also candidates that is likely to come through. another game the redskins are interested in is james franklin. the coaches rumored to be the leading candidate for penn state.

>> a man isn't letting snow stop -- give him down.

snow isling backbreaking work. not so for friday. it is a labor of love.

it into sculptures in his yard. this snow has been dry and making it hard to create snowmen. he brings a buckets of water. he made a giant kiss sculpture. this is a tradition he has been doing since the 1980's. check out collinsville, illinois.

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